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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
IN REPLYING PLEASE REFER TO THIS
FILE NUMBER
SPOKANE, WASH.
25000
P# 0. Box 1323, Missoula, Montana�
May 15, 1941.
Mr. f� F. Kelly,
Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Kelly:
Italian Consul Millo of Seattle called long distance today and wished to speak to Chief Purser DeLuca of the SS CONTE BIANCAMANO. Mr. DeLuca does not have an outside telephone, and I have discouraged the use of the telephone by crew officers because we do not have a proper set-up to keep record of these calls, I suggested to Mr. Millo that he communicate by telegraph or airmail, rather than by telephone.
Consul Millo stated that he would take the matter up with the State Department. He did not appear to be angry, and gave me a message for Mr. DeLuca to the effect that the Italian Government was endeavoring to arrange funds with which the crew officers might buy special Italian foods not available through the Quartermaster of the CCC.
While of course I have no instructions not to arrange for purchase of such food supplies, they are very expensive and I feel that the same dietary elements can be furnished in much cheaper form through less concentrated and expensive foods�
In the event that the Central Office 'feels that Mr. DeLuca should be permitted to communicate with persons telephonically, advice to that effect will be appreciated and an effort will be made to ascertain the identity of the persons with whom he communicates and to listen in on conversations. I might state in this connection, however, that we have no Italian interpreters in the official force here as yet.
Sincerely yours,
N. D. CDLiAEIV____
Super\rJ^or^^t��en^De tentions �
?058?37194

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
IN REPLYING PLEASE REFER TO THIS
FILE NUMBER
SPOKANE, WASH.
25000
P# 0. Box 1323, Missoula, Montana�
May 15, 1941.
Mr. f� F. Kelly,
Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Kelly:
Italian Consul Millo of Seattle called long distance today and wished to speak to Chief Purser DeLuca of the SS CONTE BIANCAMANO. Mr. DeLuca does not have an outside telephone, and I have discouraged the use of the telephone by crew officers because we do not have a proper set-up to keep record of these calls, I suggested to Mr. Millo that he communicate by telegraph or airmail, rather than by telephone.
Consul Millo stated that he would take the matter up with the State Department. He did not appear to be angry, and gave me a message for Mr. DeLuca to the effect that the Italian Government was endeavoring to arrange funds with which the crew officers might buy special Italian foods not available through the Quartermaster of the CCC.
While of course I have no instructions not to arrange for purchase of such food supplies, they are very expensive and I feel that the same dietary elements can be furnished in much cheaper form through less concentrated and expensive foods�
In the event that the Central Office 'feels that Mr. DeLuca should be permitted to communicate with persons telephonically, advice to that effect will be appreciated and an effort will be made to ascertain the identity of the persons with whom he communicates and to listen in on conversations. I might state in this connection, however, that we have no Italian interpreters in the official force here as yet.
Sincerely yours,
N. D. CDLiAEIV____
Super\rJ^or^^t��en^De tentions �
?058?37194